Hampshire County, Colony of Virginia
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Hampshire County, Colony of Virginia was an 18th-century administrative county on Virginia’s northwestern frontier, encompassing territory that is now part of West Virginia.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative division of the Colony of Virginia
ⓘ
former county-level jurisdiction ⓘ historic county ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Augusta County, Colony of Virginia
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ⓘ
Frederick County, Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Maryland Colony (across the Potomac River) NERFINISHED ⓘ Other frontier counties of the Colony of Virginia ⓘ |
| capital | Romney (historic county seat) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1754 ⓘ |
| establishedBy | House of Burgesses of the Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function | local government unit on the Virginia frontier ⓘ |
| governedBy | county court of Hampshire County, Colony of Virginia ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor |
Frederick County, Virginia
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ⓘ
Grant County, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Hampshire County, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Hardy County, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Mineral County, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Morgan County, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ Other counties in present-day West Virginia ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
18th century
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Colonial America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
American Revolutionary War frontier activities
ⓘ
French and Indian War frontier theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English common law as applied in the Colony of Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British America
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ⓘ
Northwestern frontier of the Colony of Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | County of Hampshire in England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Colony of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentDayJurisdictionIncludes |
Hampshire County, West Virginia
NERFINISHED
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parts of Hardy County, West Virginia ⓘ parts of Mineral County, West Virginia ⓘ |
| presentDayJurisdictionIncludes |
adjacent areas of present-day Virginia and West Virginia
ⓘ
parts of Morgan County, West Virginia ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivities |
frontier agriculture
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small-scale trade ⓘ stock raising ⓘ |
| sovereignAtTimeOfExistence | Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statusChange |
continued as a county of the Commonwealth of Virginia after 1776
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most of its territory became part of West Virginia in 1863 ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of routes through the Appalachian Mountains
ⓘ
frontier defense against Native American raids ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
Cacapon River
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Potomac River NERFINISHED ⓘ South Branch Potomac River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfGovernment | county government under colonial charter of Virginia ⓘ |
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